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May 17, 2012 14:32:03 GMT 1
Post by mchong on May 17, 2012 14:32:03 GMT 1
I have had Matty 3wks. He is 7 and raced until Aug last year and has been turned away since then. Have owned him 3 weeks and doing lots of groundwork and 5 min riding - walking only in the school a day. When he came i was warned he was food focussed and pulled faces, but he has been lunging and actually biting me in the stable or tied up outside. This is no longer only when food is around but whenever i touch him or move into his space. He seems to be at the bottom of the horsey pecking order in his field and very insecure without other horses around. Tacking up is quite honestly too dangerous now as he also kicks out with both back feet and bites. Have had dentist, physio and vet check him over and nothing to find. saddle also checked. Am phoning a parelli instructor tonight as my normal riding instructor recommends beating him when he lunges as me, but NOT going down this road. Anyone else had similar defensive horses? My other exracer was a doddle to this, but he was only race-trained and never ran. Thank you!! x
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May 18, 2012 11:24:31 GMT 1
Post by babeelis on May 18, 2012 11:24:31 GMT 1
Hi, I have pm'd you
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May 19, 2012 16:25:53 GMT 1
Post by chestnuttymare on May 19, 2012 16:25:53 GMT 1
Firstly i woudl say this is a horse thing rather than an ex racer issue and i think being bottom of the pecking order is something to do with it. He has only been with you a few weeks which is nothing really and I would think that he is pushing the boundaries to see where it gets him. I have just helped another girl just days ago with the same sort of thing and when i watched her interact with her owner, it was her moving the girl around rather than the other way around. The body language was quite subtle between them but you could see what was going on. He won't be doing this out of badness, there has been something which has brought this on. i would say you need someone on the ground to try and suss out what it is. NH methods are good for this as it is hugely about body language and some are very good at understanding it. Who is the parelli instructor, can i say to be careful as there are good and bad. The bad ones can cause a bigger problem. Is it just you he is being like this with or everyone, is there someone on the yard he shows respect to? Can I just say that Brooke was a bit like this with me way back in the beginning and i was bleedy terrified. It was a mix of parelli and common sense from a really good horsewoman that helped me, so not downing parelli at all, and i now have the most brilliant horse.
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May 19, 2012 18:13:12 GMT 1
Post by mchong on May 19, 2012 18:13:12 GMT 1
Hi - had a better day today - having to be very forceful to get him out of my space and very clear about boundaries. Thanks for your post chestnuttymare. He is trying to bite anyone on the yard who approaches him, not just me. Spoke to previous owner who says they never really interacted much with him other than puting on saddle, but interestingly at mealtimes he was fed in field with other horses and was made to wait till last to eat as he was bottom of the pecking order, which explains a lot about mealtime issues. Have been using the parelli methods up until now and will continue along those lines, but no riding now as too afraid to put saddle on. Spoke to vet on fri who thought he needed omeprazole probably and a very strong calmer. Will keep you updated. x
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May 25, 2012 22:29:26 GMT 1
Post by bingbong on May 25, 2012 22:29:26 GMT 1
Could it be his feed? Or Ulcers? Too much starch .can make them sore and grumpy???
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